THE POWER OF PATIENCE

Most of us confuse patience with passivity—standing still, doing nothing, letting life pass by. But true patience is anything but weak. It's active, focused energy held in perfect position until the right moment arrives.What if the very thing you've been treating as weakness is actually your greatest source of power? 

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Life is waiting for you each day and you have to
prepare for each challenge alongthe way towards success.
It's not simple, but it can bedone.
Welcome to my Common SenseMotivation episodes.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell thePower of Patience.
Patience isn't just waiting.
Patience is strength.

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Patience is focus.
Patience is one of the greatestpowers you will ever carry in
life.
Most people confuse patiencewith weakness.
They think patience meansstanding still, doing nothing,
letting life pass by.
But let me tell you, patienceis not passive.
Patience is active.

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Patience is energy held inposition until the right moment.
Think of an archer the bow ispulled back, the string is tight
, the arrow is loaded.
Patience is holding that bowsteady until the target is clear
.
That's power, that's control,that's knowing that just because
you can release it right nowdoesn't mean you should.

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Every single one of us will facestorms financial setbacks,
relationship struggles, businessfailures, health battles, doubt
, fear, rejection.
They come knocking and in thosemoments patience becomes the
bridge between where you are andwhere you're going.
Patient gives you the abilityto outlast a storm.

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The winds may blow, butpatience anchors you.
The waves may rise, butpatience steadies your boat.
Everyone else panics, runs andquits, but not you.
You know that patience willcarry you through.
The impatient person gives upright before the blessing shows
up.
They walk away just before thedoor unlocks.

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They quit at mile 25 of a26-mile marathon.
But the patient person, theypress on, they wait with
strength, they believe in theunseen and in the end they win.
Think about the farmer.
He plants his seed, covers itwith dirt and walks away.
He doesn't dig it up every hourto see if it's growing.

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He knows that the harvest takestime.
He waters it, he waits, andwhen the season is right, the
field produces abundance.
That's how life works.
Your dreams, your goals, yoursuccesses they're seeds.
Patience is what gives them thetime to take root and grow
strong.
And without patience you'llnever see the fruit.

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So don't confuse delay withdenial.
Don't mistake waiting forweakness.
Waiting is training, Waiting isstrengthening.
Waiting is preparation.
Waiting is strengthening.
Waiting is preparation.
Patience is a power, a powerthat will allow you to overcome

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any and all circumstances lifeputs in your path.
When others fall, patience willkeep you standing.
When others quit, patience willkeep you moving.
When others doubt, patiencewill keep you believing.
So stay steady, keep your bowdrawn, keep your seed watered
and keep your faith alive,Because with patience, there is
no circumstance you cannotovercome, no mountain you cannot

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climb and no storm you cannotoutlast.
That's the power of patience.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
Make it happen.
I'm Chris Fantastic Powell.
Thank you for listening.
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